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Union Calendar No. 391 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4266 

[Report No. 115–526] 

To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 

Mr. POLIQUIN (for himself and Ms. PINGREE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

JANUARY 25, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 7, 2017] 


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A BILL 

To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for 

other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Acadia National Park 

5 Boundary Clarification Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY CLARIFICA7 TION. 

8 Section 101 of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 

9 note) is amended— 

10 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘In order 

11 to’’ and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(a) BOUNDARIES.—Subject to subsections (b) and 

13 (c)(2), to’’; 

14 (2) in the second sentence— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘The map shall be on file’’ 

16 and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY AND REVISIONS OF MAPS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—The map, together with the 

19 map described in subsection (b)(1) and any revised 

20 boundary map published under paragraph (2), if ap21 plicable, shall be— 

22 ‘‘(A) on file’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘Interior, and it shall be 

24 made’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Interior; 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(B) made’’; 

2 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) (as des3 ignated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

4 ‘‘(b) SCHOODIC PENINSULA ADDITION.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Park is 

6 confirmed to include approximately 1,441 acres of 

7 land and interests in land, as depicted on the map 

8 entitled ‘Acadia National Park, Hancock County, 

9 Maine, Schoodic Peninsula Boundary Revision’, 

10 numbered 123/129102, and dated July 10, 2015. 

11 ‘‘(2) RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF ACQUISI12 TIONS OF LAND.—Congress ratifies and approves— 

13 ‘‘(A) effective as of September 26, 2013, the 

14 acquisition by the United States of the land and 

15 interests in the land described in paragraph (1); 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(B) effective as of the date on which the al18 teration occurred, any alteration of the land or 

19 interests in the land described in paragraph (1) 

20 that is held or claimed by the United States (in21 cluding conversion of the land to fee simple in22 terest) that occurred after the date described in 

23 subparagraph (A).’’; and 

24 (4) in subsection (c) (as designated by para25 graph (2)(A)), by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL AND LIMITED REVISIONS.—Sub2 ject to section 102(k), notwithstanding any other pro3 vision of this section, the Secretary of the Interior (re4 ferred to in this title as the ‘Secretary’), by publica5 tion in the Federal Register of a revised boundary 

6 map or other description, may make— 

7 ‘‘(A) such technical boundary revisions as 

8 the Secretary determines to be appropriate to the 

9 permanent boundaries of the Park (including 

10 any property of the Park located within the 

11 Schoodic Peninsula and Isle Au Haut districts) 

12 to resolve issues resulting from causes such as 

13 survey error or changed road alignments; and 

14 ‘‘(B) such limited boundary revisions as the 

15 Secretary determines to be appropriate to the 

16 permanent boundaries of the Park to take into 

17 account acquisitions or losses, by exchange, dona18 tion, or purchase from willing sellers using do19 nated or appropriated funds, of land adjacent to 

20 or within the Park, respectively, in any case in 

21 which the total acreage of the land to be so ac22 quired or lost is less than 10 acres, subject to the 

23 condition that— 


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1 ‘‘(i) any such boundary revision shall 

2 not be a part of a more-comprehensive 

3 boundary revision; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) all such boundary revisions, con5 sidered collectively with any technical 

6 boundary revisions made pursuant to sub7 paragraph (A), do not increase the size of 

8 the Park by more than a total of 100 acres, 

9 as compared to the size of the Park on the 

10 date of enactment of this paragraph.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITIONS OF LAND FOR ACA12 DIA NATIONAL PARK. 

13 Section 102 of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 

14 note) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

16 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of the Interior (herein17 after in this title referred to as ‘the Secretary’)’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, by 

19 striking ‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (k)— 

21 (A) by redesignating the subsection as para22 graph (4) and indenting the paragraph appro23 priately; and 

24 (B) by moving the paragraph so as to ap25 pear at the end of subsection (b); and 


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1 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(k) REQUIREMENTS.—Before revising the boundaries 

3 of the Park pursuant to this section or section 101(c)(2)(B), 

4 the Secretary shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) certify that the proposed boundary revision 

6 will contribute to, and is necessary for, the proper 

7 preservation, protection, interpretation, or manage8 ment of the Park; 

9 ‘‘(2) consult with the governing body of each 

10 county, city, town, or other jurisdiction with primary 

11 taxing authority over the land or interest in land to 

12 be acquired regarding the impacts of the proposed 

13 boundary revision; 

14 ‘‘(3) obtain from each property owner the land 

15 or interest in land of which is proposed to be acquired 

16 for, or lost from, the Park written consent for the pro17 posed boundary revision; and 

18 ‘‘(4) submit to the Acadia National Park Advi19 sory Commission established by section 103(a), the 

20 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep21 resentatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural 

22 Resources of the Senate, and the Maine Congressional 

23 Delegation a written notice of the proposed boundary 

24 revision. 


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1 ‘‘(l) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not use the au2 thority provided by section 100506 of title 54, United States 

3 Code, to adjust the permanent boundaries of the Park pur4 suant to this title.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reestablish and 

7 appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advisory 

8 Commission in accordance with section 103 of Public Law 

9 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note). 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 103 of Public 

11 Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended by striking 

12 subsection (f). 

13 SEC. 5. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO 

14 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. 

15 The following are repealed: 

16 (1) Section 3 of the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 

17 Stat. 1178, chapter 45). 

18 (2) The first section of the Act of January 19, 

19 1929 (45 Stat. 1083, chapter 77). 

20 SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF USE RESTRICTION. 

21 The Act of August 1, 1950 (64 Stat. 383, chapter 511), 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary’’ and insert24 ing the following: 


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1 ‘‘SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND IN ACADIA NATIONAL 

2 PARK. 

3 ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘for school purposes’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘for public purposes, subject to the conditions that 

6 use of the land shall not degrade or adversely impact 

7 the resources or values of Acadia National Park and 

8 that the land shall remain in public ownership for 

9 recreational, educational, or similar public purposes’’. 

10 SEC. 7. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 

11 Title I of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) 

12 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 109. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 

14 ‘‘In accordance with this section, the Secretary shall 

15 allow for the traditional harvesting of marine worms, 

16 clams, other shellfish, and other marine species (as defined 

17 in chapter 601 of title 12 of the Maine Revised Statutes 

18 (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section)), in 

19 accordance with the laws (including regulations and appli20 cable judicial interpretations) of the State of Maine— 

21 ‘‘(1) within the boundaries of the Park; and 

22 ‘‘(2) on any land located outside of the bound23 aries of the Park with respect to which the Secretary 

24 has or obtains a property interest of any type pursu25 ant to this title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND IN ACADIA NA2 TIONAL PARK TO THE TOWN OF BAR HARBOR, 

3 MAINE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the 

5 Town of Bar Harbor all right, title, and interest of the 

6 United States in and to the .29-acre parcel of land in Aca7 dia National Park identified as lot 110–055–000 on the tax 

8 map of the Town of Bar Harbor for section 110, dated April 

9 1, 2015, to be used for a solid waste transfer facility. 

10 (b) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under sub11 section (a) is used for a purpose other than the purpose 

12 described in that subsection, the land shall, at the discretion 

13 of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 


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Union Calendar No. 391 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4266 

[Report No. 115–526] 

A BILL 

To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, 

and for other purposes. 

JANUARY 25, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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